Disability/respite Worker

1 month ago

Edmonton, Canada Alberta AdaptAbilities Association Full time

Team Lead

Meet AdaptAbilities. We provide meaningful programs for children and youth with disabilities.

Why Work with Us?
- A career with AdaptAbilities gives you purpose and creates meaning in your everyday life
- Our work will leave you with a feeling of job satisfaction and pride you won’t get at other jobs
- It’s the feeling of making a difference in the lives of children and youth with disabilities
- Help bridge the gap between possible and impossible
- Enjoy a career with AdaptAbilities as you support individuals with disabilities to grow, succeed, and belong in their community

What We Offer:
We strive to be an employer of choice by creating a positive and collaborative team environment.

You can look forward to:

- Meaningful Work
- Competitive Pay over Non-Profit Industry Standards
- Flexible shifts
- Robust Benefits Package including spending account, 24/7 mental health supports, RRSP matching
- Career path and growth opportunities
- Culture of Appreciation and Employee Recognition

We also offer perks including support for professional development, corporate discount for City of Edmonton Recreation Passes, paid personal days, and programs that support a balanced lifestyle.

What you offer:
Ideally, you have experience working with children, youth and young adults or vulnerable individuals in a health care setting. We seek employees who align with our core values, which are: open to growth, live our purpose, cultivate teamwork, demonstrate extraordinary effort and act with integrity.

The Position:
This is a full-time permanent position based at the Orange Hub Center and will report to the Program Supervisor. The Team Lead (TL) provides leadership and support to Community Specialists (CS) and participants for assigned programs. This role will ensure program planning and implementation focuses on participant goals and meeting assigned outcomes.

The conscientious Team Lead will act with integrity, be open to growth, live our purpose, cultivate teamwork, and put forth an extraordinary effort to empower people with diverse abilities and their families to grow, succeed, and belong.
- Informs, supports, trains, mentors, leads, and oversees direct care front-line employees
- Plans programming, ensuring meaningful days and purposeful support
- Foster genuine relationships promoting dignity, personal interests, and identities
- Empower people with diverse abilities to create meaningful days and achieve their goals
- Identifies and solves problems, building staff capacity in difficult situations
- Conducts general administration, follow ups, documentation, and reporting duties as assigned
- Ensures a risk-free, stimulating, safe, and supportive environment
- Perform other job-related activities as required

**Qualifications**:

- Minimum education requirement of High School Diploma with 3-5 years of related experience, or a Diploma or Certificate in Disability Services, Social Work, Human Services, or a related field with 2-3 years of related experience, or a University Degree is Disability Services, Social Work, Human Services, or a related field with 1-2 years of related experience
- Alignment with AdaptAbilities’ core purpose and core values
- Ability to remain calm in emotionally challenging situations and effectively use empathy
- Intermediate First Aid Certification CPR Level C and AED is required
- Clean class 5 driver’s license and vehicle required
- Abuse Prevention and Response Protocol is required for Team Leads working with adults
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention and Medication Administration are required
- Clear Police Information Check and Intervention Record Check

Compensation: $26.98 - 28.44 / hour depending on the level of education and experience

Application Deadline: November 22, 2024 at 11:59pm

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